Fight Night Round 4

Great... BUT....

B+

Jun 28, 2009 7:10PM PST

FN4 is a great game with some problems. I agree with the R stick control not being accurate enough and throwing the wrong punches. It's insane that EA took away the button punching which just feels NATURAL in a boxing game! LAME. This hurts the game... and by only having R Stick control has somehow made this game even more of a MASH fest!

Online is a total waste of time as exploits of mashing wins out and there's no real boxing to be found.

The Legacy mode is the mode I love... especially after importing created boxers like Borat, Rocky, Ron Burgandy (Will Ferrell) and Real boxers like Holyfield and Holmes that aren't in the game. I wonder if EA held back boxers to charge for with DLC... and now have gotten fucked with all these created boxers you can get for free.

I'd give this game an 'A' if the online wasn't bogus and basically the exact opposite of what Boxing is and should be.... and if they had more Control schemes. It's mind boggling that the devs thought R Stick ONLY was the way to go! DUMB! Punches are not accurate to what you wanted... what you want doesn't register many times... and sometimes there's lag and your guys punching when you didn't call for a punch. You'd never have this with face button punching EA.

One more free tip from a legit Boxing fan. Lose the HAYMAKER modifier. It's garbage, nothing but an exploit and not realistic boxing. I had a sweet Flash knockdown by just timing an uppercut perfectly as my opponent stepped in for a body punch. It's all about physics. It's fucking retarded to say the Haymaker is a stronger punch. Every fucking punch has power behind it... it's just a matter of how and where it lands. The Haymaker has always cheapened the FN games imo.

Overall FN 4 is a great game with some serious need for tweaking. Stick to the Legacy mode and you'll have a good time. Online Blows and is full of mashing assholes. The Devs need to remedy this fast or online will be an afterthought. Shame really.